Some how I feel compelled to comment here.
Since we as a group tend to be 'tube' oriented, (no offense to those
running 'sand devices'), I recall an issue that came up when that Russian
pilot flew the MIG-25 to Japan. The USSR, (as it was called at that time),
ultimately got the plane back, but not after our country's 'crack'
specialists got to look it over. I got a chance to talk to one of the people
involved with that investigation. He said, "You know, we poured all over
the avionics of that aircraft. One person chuckled at the fact that
everything was designed with 'slow moving' tubes as opposed to integrated
circuits that we had been using. One enterprising fellow spoke up and
opined, 'What if they meant to do that?', prompting questions from everyone
else. The fellow elaborated on the ability of tube technology being able to
withstand EMP from a nuclear explosion. We then took a closer look at our
technology and have started to re-design with that in mind." Now this was in
the late '80's so I don't think our (rice-box) radios have been desiged with
that feature. I'm not trying to be an alarmist here, but should the country
ever survive a nuclear attack. It may be those of us with the boatanchors
that 'carry-the-day' with regards to communications. Someone also mentioned,
I think it was on this board, about the fact that the government was holding
on to Collins KWM-2As for that expressed purpose.
These are just my musings and passing along some information from
'brain-cells' long ago.
Mod-U-Lator,
Mike(y)
W3SLK
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